You can't please everyone with your setlist when you have as many hits as this band does. Not to mention extraordinary musicianship. Stage presence, glitz, glamor, pretentious weirdness.
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The band understands how to put on a show that not only entertains but also impresses. I've seen Duran Duran nine times over the course of the last 23 years. The guys might not be the kids they once were, but they didn’t seem to have any problem with the altitude as they cranked things up a notch to compete with the decibel level of their fans. Lets get all of you singing now!” The deafening sound of thousands of people (kinda) in sync (“da na na na”) overpowered Le Bon as Roger and Rhodes set the controls for 1983 with “The Reflex”. “Look at this place! This is beautiful! This is like playing inside what’s left of an ancient alien spaceship. “Oh Red Rocks!’ Le Bon seemed truly in awe as he started snapping his fingers to the James Bond theme before performing the appropriate “A View to a Kill”, but it wasn’t until the intro to the next song that he made his feelings known. The core members of the band were all as tight and on-point as anyone could have asked, and the although the saxophone player stayed in the shadows, his contribution could be felt as well as heard. I was in the 9th row, so I’m not sure if the sound was able to compete with the wind up top, but it was pure perfection up front.
I hadn’t seen the band since the ’95 (when they were performing a bunch of covers), so to be able to witness that classic up close and personal was a real treat. “Hungry Like a Wolf” saw the two-toned Le Bon joined center-stage by Dom Brown and John Taylor, flanked by the angelic voices of Ross and Wagner. The song starts out like a Nine Inch Nails track but ascends into a upbeat pop tune.ĭuring a Duran Duran show you can find yourself singing and dancing along to hits like "Rio" and "The Reflex," but also find yourself spooked out by their darker tracks like "The Chauffeur" and "Nightboat" a song which Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has performed with them on one of their tours. At the same show they were cranking up their most recent hit "All You Need Is Now" accompanied by an artistically tasteful but macabre video. When I saw them at Chastain Park in Atlanta, Simon Lebon was dancing around in a sequent shirt singing a Lady Gaga song. Duran Duran is a group that is uninhibited in nature, which of course makes for a highly entertaining show. John Taylor might be storming down the stage with utter fierceness, but a moment later might be playing a verbose funk bass riff. Fueled by the inspiration of the fervency and straightforward delivery of the Sex Pistols and the pure sheen and intricacy of Chic, Duran Duran developed a sound that was a constant contradiction, but nevertheless daring and undeniably fresh.Īt a Duran Duran concert you can catch elements of this dichotic nature. More importantly - is such a thing even possible?! Duran Duran is proof of its success. Who would have thought that merging the decadent disco scene saturated by the yuppie culture and the "no-foolery" stripped down sound of punk would have worked. It is the marrying of these two factors, which make Duran Duran one of the biggest pop bands of all time and one of the most fun acts to see live. During their set, fellow honoree Dolly Parton joined the band on stage.Lets face it Duran Duran has built a huge part of their fame around their stylish sensibilities but they would be no where near the band they are today if it was not matched by their music. In the bottom photo, the group played a set of their best hits at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction ceremony.
The group had just released their self-titled debut album that included lead single “Planet Earth” as well as one of their most iconic songs to date, “Girls on Film”, and are considered a pivotal group in the new wave sound. On top, members Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, Andy Taylor and John Taylor are seen posing for a photo in London, England in 1981. Solidifying their place in music history, Duran Duran was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Nov. Latest Hollywood Celebrity & Entertainment News Primary Menu Menu Close Menuĭuran Duran are total 80s icons! As a group, the British stars sold over 100 million records through their slew of hits, which included “Hungry Like a Wolf,” “Girls On Film,” and “Rio.” They have also earned major accolades over the years, including two GRAMMY Awards, a lifetime achievement from the MTV VMAs, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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